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Project Management Using Microsoft Project

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Appears: mon means: month






2. File -> info -> Project information -> advanced properties.

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3. Focus on Gantt -> Format ribbon ->






4. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






5. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.






6. Time delay. Sometimes - it's preferred to have lag shown as a task. You can assign costs to it - that way. Style sheets will indicate this.






7. Responsibility Assignment Matrix.






8. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour






9. It is NOT an exhaustive list of work. It is instead a comprehensive classification of project scope. Contains Sub-components - work packages (child of sub-component). Further work packages can be children of other work packages. Summary tasks are the






10. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.






11. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.






12. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.






13. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day






14. An approach for monitoring project progress that relies on the budgeted cost of activities completed to ascribe value






15. Default view in Network Diagram. Without LINK LABELS - you won't see lag time - etc. The term finish to start refers specifically to the logical relationship that exits between the activities that make up he entirety of the project in which it is det






16. Work - resource - cost.






17. Tasks - resources - assignments - all have dialogs. Example: resource leveling. Project information dialog very important.






18. The total direct and indirect costs incurred in accomplishing work on an activity during a given period.






19. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?






20. Finish to start - finish to finish - start to start - start to finish. All are 'at least'.






21. Shows closest thing to a 'resource gantt chart'. Shows tasks by resource. Also shows unassigned tasks - and unscheduled tasks. Allows for user-controlled scheduling.






22. ______ link Summary Tasks.






23. The FILE name is what you see at the top of the screen - and is the raw name of the .mpp or .mpt FILE itself. The PROJECT NAME is set in the 'Properties' of the project. The project name will show up in reports - etc.






24. If '______________' isn't checked - for example - then you won't be able to set a style for critical tasks.






25. Ensuring that the successor activity does not begin until after the predecessor activity is completed is implementing a start-to-finish (SF) model. This is the most logical path to follow when planning a project. Those in project management should be






26. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?






27. Task ribbon -> schedule section -> broken task icon. Reschedule incomplete work - etc.






28. Amendment to task type.






29. Contains information relative to tasks.






30. Matches the outline number initially in Project 2010. It is common for work breakdown structure elements to be numbered sequentially to reveal the hierarchical structure. For example 1.3.2 Rear Wheel identifies this item as a Level 3 WBS element - si






31. No single activity or group of activities to produce a single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort.

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32. Hiding does not delete data. If you hide a column - data maintains - but to get it back - you'll need to right click - insert column.

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33. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.






34. Gantt Chart -> Format -> Bar Styles segment -> format drop down. Adjust all aspects of the bars in the gantt.






35. 'Start no earlier than' constraint.






36. Appears: min means: minute






37. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.

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38. Appears: hr means: hour






39. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week






40. A terminal element is the lowest element (activity or deliverable) in a WBS; it is not further subdivided. Sometimes called a 'work package' - but NOT synonymous.






41. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute






42. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U






43. U = W / D Work divided by duration.






44. A logical relationship that states that for one project to begin - another must also be underway. For example - the writing of a business proposal must have begun in order for editing of the proposal to take place.






45. Changing the working time in the 'details' section of the working time dialog won't change the default start time in the options -> scheduling settings. Try to keep these in sync.

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46. Appears: emon means: Elapsed month






47. File -> Options -> Scheduling --> Drop down for Decimal or Percentage.






48. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.






49. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.






50. Task ribbon -> 'inspect' button-> Inspect Task. It shows more details about highlighted task - including critical predecessor task. Very useful tool. Especially when resources are over allocated.